Evidence for mechanosensitive transmembrane ion channels of small conductance in magnetotactic bacteria

Electro- and Magnetobiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-89

  Stewart, Zoe ^a   Martinac, Boris ^a   Dobson, Jon ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c Ctr for Sci and Technol in Med   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21544479135     PISSN: 10619526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JBC-100100298     Document Type: Article

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